Hongmen feast · (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest · refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]{lau4 bong1} escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]{hong6 jyu5}
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1Hongmen feast
2(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
3refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]{lau4 bong1} escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]{hong6 jyu5}